Removable partition



l spr 22,1925. 1,554,194

G. G. BEHN ET Al.

REMOVABLE PARTITION Filed Nov. 5, 1921 Patented scia. 22, 1925.

UNITED ySTATES A 1,554,194 PATENT ioFFlcE.

GUIDO G. BEEN', OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AND ARTHUR E. COLMAN, OF AMESBURY,

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-HAIF TO ESSEX MOTORS, OF'4 DETROIT, MICHI- GAN, A CORPORATION OF rMICHIGAN, AND ONE-HALF TO BIDDLE @c SMART COMPANY, OF AMESBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

^ REMOVABLE PARTITION.

Application ledvNovember 3, 1921. Serial No. 512,627.

To aZZ fw-hom it may coaccm Be it known that we, GUIDO G. BEHN and ARTHUR E. COLMAN, citizens of the United States, resi-ding at Detroit, Wayne County, St-ate of Michigan, `and at Amesbury, county of Essex, State of Massachusetts, re-' spectively, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Removable Partitions, of which the following is a specilication, reference being had thereinl to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to a removable panel for closed bodies of automobiles and the like, and has for its object particularly to provide means which will make it possible to renew a broker. window pane or adjust or repair the Window regulator with less labor than has heretofore been required. The invention has to do particularly with the window pane located between the front and back compartments of closed ears such as touring limousines or two-compartment sedans? in which there is a pane of glass sldable vertically in the back of the front seat which makes 'it possible to transform the car from a one-compartment Vinto a' two-compartment car, or vice versa, by raisingA or loweringthe pane.

Heretofore, as is well known to those skilled in the art, a great objection to these bodies has been the fact that if the sliding pane between the lfront and rear compartments is broken, it has been necessary to remove the trimming onthe back of the front seat and adjacent parts and some ofthe woodwork to get out the pieces of broken glass and put the new pane in place. Similar work has also been necessary in case anything happens to the regulator or win` doW lifter orto the guides in which the panesl slide. This work is not only objectionable \on account 'of the delay and eztpense, but because it requires skilled workmen, and islikelyto do permanent injury to the Vinterior trimmings of the body. Our invention. makes it Ipossible for/a. broken pane tobe replaced. or a faulty regulator to be repaired or adjusted, by any ordinary mechanic who has no knowledge or skill of upholstering, or by 'the owner of the 'vehicle, and the work can be done in a very short time. The work of replacing a pane, even though it should be done repeatedly,

does notdo injury to the interior of I the body.

The invention will be fully understood -from the following description when taken in connect-ion with' the accompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof will be p'ointed out and clearly defined inthe claims at the close of this specification.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a view in per'- spective showing the location of the panel l embodying our invention in the interior of a body of an automobile, the door of th Fig. 4 is a' sectional view of the panel detached, the glass being shown in about the lowest position.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 of Figure 2. Referring now to the drawings, the pane .of yglass is yshown at A and a removable panel at B (see Figure 1), this removable panel being shown in detail and on a larger scale in Figures 2 to 5 inclusive. The removable panel B is held in place by screws C, the' heads of which rest on large washers D which themselves bear against the trimming material with which the body is lined.

The'removable panel consists of a frame made up of two horizontal members 11 and 12, two vertical members 13 and, 14, and braces 15,V the whole being secured together in any suitable manner as, for instance, by.

wood `,screws 16. On the front face of the panel are secured two vertical guides 17 and 18 in which the edge of the glass A is guided. These guides are preferably U- shaped metal channels of the ordinary -construction, and they terminate at their upper ends at the level of the upper edge of the,

panel, as'shown in Figures 2 and 4.

Above the upper ends of the channels 17 and 18 and secured to the post 19 of the body, are two other guides, one ,of-which, 21, is shown in Figure 3. These guides are secured4 permanently in place'an'd are in line with the guidesl'? and 18 respectively, so that the glass as it is raised, runs in both channels except when it is in its lowest position.

The lower edge of the pane A rests in a horizontal channel member 22 to which is secured a slotted lug 3 for the reception ot' the pin 4 which is secured to one link 5 of the regulator., chain A6. The regulator employed may be of any convenient type, such devices being obtainable in the open market. In the drawings, we have shown a chain regulator provided with sprocket wheels 7 and 8 with a crank handle 30 on a shaft 9 projecting rearwardly through` the panel into the rear compartment of the body. The upper sprocket wheel 8 is. mounted on a plate 31 secured to` the -upper member 12. of the removable panel B, and the lower sprocket wheel is similarly secured to the. lower member 11. It will, therefore, be seen that the rotation of the handle 30 lifts or lowers the pane A vertically, the pin 4 being free to slide in the slot in the lug 3 to allow for any variation from the vertical in the path of the pin 4.

The back of the frame of the removable panel is closed by a metal sheet 32, and the rear surface ma. be finished in any desired manner, preferably to conform to the trimming of the remainder of the rear compartment. In ordinary practice, stuffing of curled hair, as shownat 33, is applied and this in turn is covered with a. lining (not shown) and some upholstery material suc-h as broadcloth or corduroy, this being designated 34 in the` drawings. The cloth and stufling are tacked or properly secured to the panel, and the whole forms a removable unitary structure, on the front face of which are the regulator` and pane of glass while on the back face are the upholstery and regulator handle. The panel is secured in place in the back of the front seat by the screws C, as already described. y

While we have described our removable panel in the form in which it is constructed for use on the back of the front seat of a vehicle body 4which is convertible from one compartment into two, the 'use of our removable panel is not limited to that position, since we contemplate its use in doors and other places in the vehicle. WVe have, however, described it in theposition shown in -the drawings, since that is the manner in which we have ,already put our invention into practical use.

In case the pane of glass is broken, the" .regulator and 'pane are lowered far enough to free the upper edge of the pane from the fixed guides 21then the screws C are removed and the panel is taken out. This exposes the regulator to view and the broken glass may -be removed from the channels and the pocket. The new pane of glass is then placed in the horizontal channel member 22, this being in its lowest position, and the removable panel is put back and secured vin place by reinserting the screws C. The work of replacing the panel, as will be seen, does not involve any change whatever in the upholstery, and can be done without the slightest injry even to the most delicate fabric.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In an automobile body, a removable unit comprising a Janel having a window regulator and gui es for a sliding pane mounted thereon, and means for securing said unit as a whole detachably in place in the body.

2. In an automobile body, a removable unit comprising a panel having on one face a window regulatorv secured thereto and having the other face finished to correspond with the finish of the interior of the body, and means for detachably securing said unit as a whole in place in the body.

3. Inan automobile body, a removable unit comprising a panel forming the back of the front seat, the front of said panel being provided with a window regulator, and4 thc back of the panel being finished to correspond with the finish of the interior of the rear compartment` of the body, and means for detachably securing said unit as a. who e to said seat.

4. I an automobile body, a removable unit forming the back of the front seat, said unit comprising a. panel, a sliding pane carried by said panel and foru'iin'g with the front seat a partition between the compartments of the body, a window regulator for said pane secured to the front of' the panel, and upholstery permanently attached to the backof the panel, and means for detachably securing said unit as a whole to said seat.

5. In an automobile body, a removable unit forming the back of the f'ront seat, said unit comprising a panel, a sliding pane to form with the front seat a partition between thefront and rear compartments, guides for the pane, a window regulator secured to the front of the panel and upholstery on the back of the panel, and means for detachably securing said unit as a whole to said front seat.

6. In an automobile body, a removable unit comprising a panel having on one face a window regulator secured thereto and having the other face finished to correspond with the finish of the interior of the body, the handlev of the regulator extending through the said panel and being on the side opposite the regulator, and means for detachably securin,. ,0' said u nit as a whole in place in saidbody. y

.7. In an automobile body, fixed guides for a movable window pane extending to a point about midway of the travel of the pane, a 'removable unit compresing a panel itself provided with guides and located below the fixed guides so that the guides on the panel are in line with the xed guides, a Window regulator on one face of the said panel, the other face of the panel being nishedlto correspond with the interior of the body, `and means for detachably securinil said unit as a' Whole in place in said bo 8.57 In an automobile body, a removable unit comprising a panel, a Window regulator and guides for a Window panel mounted on said panel, the handle of the regulator extending through the panel and being on the Side' opposite the regulator, and means for detachably securing said unit as a Whole in place in the body.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures. f

GUIDO G. BEHN. ARTHUR E. COLMA 

